1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:04,800 Speaker 1: Through the middle every right circle everly fires go down, 2 00:00:09,840 --> 00:00:14,160 Speaker 1: turn it everly right circle twisted her wrist her off 3 00:00:14,200 --> 00:00:18,560 Speaker 1: the pipe and in it's a five nothing seeattle. 4 00:00:18,120 --> 00:00:20,600 Speaker 2: Edge well Jordan every down that right side through. 5 00:00:20,640 --> 00:00:23,360 Speaker 3: The Neutrals don't have forgetting a pass from Shorts mine 6 00:00:23,440 --> 00:00:24,599 Speaker 3: he's got time and space. 7 00:00:25,079 --> 00:00:28,880 Speaker 2: Waits, waits, waits and then puts it bar down on 8 00:00:29,040 --> 00:00:31,800 Speaker 2: bicker locker side. This one's five and. 9 00:00:31,840 --> 00:00:34,080 Speaker 4: Olock go across here from York Strand not. 10 00:00:34,120 --> 00:00:45,960 Speaker 5: A sane right too, Shane right a left side snipe 11 00:00:46,040 --> 00:00:46,600 Speaker 5: in past. 12 00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:47,320 Speaker 2: Gusta said. 13 00:00:47,520 --> 00:00:49,880 Speaker 6: It's a power play goal for the Crack and they're 14 00:00:49,920 --> 00:00:53,520 Speaker 6: back to within two four two fine fifty to play. 15 00:00:53,520 --> 00:00:56,160 Speaker 3: In the second, a big cross ice pass from uh 16 00:00:57,040 --> 00:00:59,960 Speaker 3: ste yorks tran excuse me, Borer thought was Steven's a 17 00:01:00,120 --> 00:01:01,440 Speaker 3: York Strand right over. 18 00:01:01,760 --> 00:01:04,840 Speaker 2: To a sen Wright on the tape. Schen Wright loads 19 00:01:04,920 --> 00:01:05,680 Speaker 2: up the shot. 20 00:01:05,400 --> 00:01:08,160 Speaker 3: When he receives it, puts it low corner on Gusts 21 00:01:08,280 --> 00:01:11,320 Speaker 3: and four two warriers left circle sto. 22 00:01:15,800 --> 00:01:19,640 Speaker 7: What a snipe from Maddy b his first off the season. 23 00:01:20,040 --> 00:01:22,440 Speaker 7: Eight thirty three to play in the first, it's a. 24 00:01:22,400 --> 00:01:25,360 Speaker 3: One nothing tracking lead while Maddy Beneer's with his first 25 00:01:25,360 --> 00:01:25,720 Speaker 3: of the year. 26 00:01:25,760 --> 00:01:28,440 Speaker 2: Comes down that left side. You know he wants this 27 00:01:28,560 --> 00:01:29,119 Speaker 2: one bad. 28 00:01:29,560 --> 00:01:32,960 Speaker 4: He snipes it point Larson settles, He'll send. 29 00:01:32,760 --> 00:01:33,440 Speaker 7: The toward the goal. 30 00:01:33,720 --> 00:01:41,880 Speaker 8: Stop Hello Newman. Yanny Newman the tip in front. That's 31 00:01:41,880 --> 00:01:44,480 Speaker 8: his third goal in the National Hockey League. 32 00:01:44,680 --> 00:01:45,920 Speaker 7: That's the third. 33 00:01:45,640 --> 00:01:48,560 Speaker 3: Goal for the Crockett In the Secondario right out thing 34 00:01:48,800 --> 00:01:51,400 Speaker 3: Seattle leads well. Yanny Neuman gets to the furn of 35 00:01:51,440 --> 00:01:53,800 Speaker 3: the net. There that puck gets back to Adam Larson. 36 00:01:53,880 --> 00:01:56,040 Speaker 2: You see him wait just a moment. 37 00:01:56,200 --> 00:01:58,480 Speaker 3: To get to set up to get Yanna Numan set 38 00:01:58,560 --> 00:01:59,960 Speaker 3: up in furnt of the net and he fire. 39 00:02:00,040 --> 00:02:02,720 Speaker 2: Here's a puck ont net whom he gets a stick up. 40 00:02:02,760 --> 00:02:07,520 Speaker 2: Kids's deflection gets the goal. The Fineers line strikes again. Yes, 41 00:02:08,160 --> 00:02:09,000 Speaker 2: the far side. 42 00:02:09,040 --> 00:02:22,560 Speaker 7: Here's a Montour off the face off stove Brandon Montoor. 43 00:02:23,560 --> 00:02:25,160 Speaker 7: Five seconds and. 44 00:02:25,560 --> 00:02:30,000 Speaker 8: Over time the Kraken win this one five four. 45 00:02:30,400 --> 00:02:35,520 Speaker 7: They complete the season sweep of Montreal. It's their ninth 46 00:02:35,880 --> 00:02:38,480 Speaker 7: multi goal come back about this season. 47 00:02:39,240 --> 00:02:41,680 Speaker 3: Randon Montor picking up that puck right off the face 48 00:02:41,720 --> 00:02:45,119 Speaker 3: off Kids himself a breakaway, goes down and beats Dobash 49 00:02:45,440 --> 00:02:46,960 Speaker 3: to win this game in overtime. 50 00:02:47,400 --> 00:02:51,320 Speaker 2: His fourth point of the night. 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Trying to finally get it going. We're doing 65 00:03:38,960 --> 00:03:41,600 Speaker 11: a blowout the budget thing for Cracking this morning turn 66 00:03:41,640 --> 00:03:44,640 Speaker 11: into the Overtime Podcast. So we welcome you to the 67 00:03:44,720 --> 00:03:48,440 Speaker 11: latest drop of Overtime. Mike Benton with you join in 68 00:03:48,480 --> 00:03:50,520 Speaker 11: a bit if I ever it fits you and al 69 00:03:50,600 --> 00:03:53,680 Speaker 11: Kiniski we're gonna get to everything. And when I say everything, 70 00:03:53,760 --> 00:03:57,440 Speaker 11: it's gonna be from top to bottom, from top contributors 71 00:03:57,600 --> 00:04:00,040 Speaker 11: on the top line to the defensive Core to the 72 00:04:00,040 --> 00:04:04,840 Speaker 11: goaltending system, to lay Lambert and yes, even goaltending. 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Back with you as usual, 83 00:04:34,480 --> 00:04:37,160 Speaker 11: ever it fits you. Alkonski on the call, I'll join 84 00:04:37,240 --> 00:04:40,200 Speaker 11: you once again by the cores, light landing and section twenty. 85 00:04:40,520 --> 00:04:43,400 Speaker 11: All right, without further ado, let's jump into it right now, 86 00:04:43,560 --> 00:04:46,320 Speaker 11: Everett and now with us Bella is the light. 87 00:04:46,360 --> 00:04:46,760 Speaker 12: It's over. 88 00:04:47,320 --> 00:04:47,960 Speaker 2: I'm ready. 89 00:04:48,520 --> 00:04:50,920 Speaker 12: Everyone's ready. The question is are you ready? 90 00:04:51,040 --> 00:04:53,760 Speaker 3: Yeah? I'm ready, Oh so ready, me? 91 00:04:54,000 --> 00:04:55,880 Speaker 2: Me and Big al so ready. Yeah. 92 00:04:56,520 --> 00:04:59,240 Speaker 3: I'm counting the minute. I have been since April, and 93 00:04:59,720 --> 00:05:03,839 Speaker 3: it's nice to be back. I think it's great to 94 00:05:04,440 --> 00:05:08,159 Speaker 3: have a home opener and a regular scheduled time versus 95 00:05:08,240 --> 00:05:11,280 Speaker 3: an afternoon game. It's gonna be a fun couple of 96 00:05:11,640 --> 00:05:13,160 Speaker 3: couple of first games here at home. 97 00:05:13,200 --> 00:05:15,359 Speaker 11: It's gonna feel kind of like bizarre, but maybe in 98 00:05:15,400 --> 00:05:18,159 Speaker 11: a good way where we're not, you know, to doing 99 00:05:18,160 --> 00:05:21,800 Speaker 11: this thing tee and off opening pug drop at one pm. 100 00:05:21,560 --> 00:05:23,119 Speaker 12: In the middle of a week day. It was fun, 101 00:05:23,200 --> 00:05:24,760 Speaker 12: but it was a one year type of thing. 102 00:05:24,800 --> 00:05:27,719 Speaker 11: We're doing this back to normal now for seven o'clock 103 00:05:27,720 --> 00:05:29,960 Speaker 11: for opening night against the Anaheim Ducks. All right, before 104 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:33,440 Speaker 11: I let both of you jump in, I'm gonna just 105 00:05:33,480 --> 00:05:35,880 Speaker 11: start off with this as kind of a generalization of 106 00:05:36,680 --> 00:05:40,000 Speaker 11: what we went through over the last several months. And 107 00:05:40,040 --> 00:05:42,880 Speaker 11: this all began way back in April, and the team 108 00:05:42,960 --> 00:05:47,680 Speaker 11: wasting no time once last season ended to turn the page. 109 00:05:48,160 --> 00:05:51,599 Speaker 11: Ron Francis moving further up now to his current role 110 00:05:51,640 --> 00:05:55,400 Speaker 11: as President of Hockey Operations, Jason Botterol jumping into the 111 00:05:55,400 --> 00:05:58,680 Speaker 11: general manager's chair, and a coaching change now bringing in 112 00:05:58,800 --> 00:06:01,600 Speaker 11: Lane Lambert and for a good chuck in this coaching 113 00:06:01,640 --> 00:06:05,680 Speaker 11: staff now brand new, there was a pleasure to aggressively 114 00:06:05,800 --> 00:06:09,280 Speaker 11: turn over this roster here for the summer. We are 115 00:06:09,320 --> 00:06:12,560 Speaker 11: now on the cusp of seeing Berkeley Catton perhaps make 116 00:06:12,640 --> 00:06:17,400 Speaker 11: his NHL debut, Fellas, what have you made over the 117 00:06:17,480 --> 00:06:21,640 Speaker 11: last six months that lead us up here to game 118 00:06:21,880 --> 00:06:25,680 Speaker 11: number one of eighty two and your expectations, Everett start 119 00:06:25,720 --> 00:06:25,880 Speaker 11: with you. 120 00:06:27,200 --> 00:06:29,400 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean, listen, Mikey. 121 00:06:30,240 --> 00:06:34,640 Speaker 6: It's it was another, you know, summer of change, which 122 00:06:35,240 --> 00:06:40,880 Speaker 6: I don't think is ideal when you're trying to build consistency, 123 00:06:41,080 --> 00:06:45,280 Speaker 6: but I mean it also was something that was necessary. 124 00:06:45,360 --> 00:06:48,359 Speaker 6: And I think you can you can tell by the 125 00:06:48,400 --> 00:06:52,000 Speaker 6: player's performance in the preseason during training camp that a 126 00:06:52,120 --> 00:06:55,000 Speaker 6: lot of most of the guys, all the guys have 127 00:06:55,120 --> 00:06:58,320 Speaker 6: bought into Lane Lambert and his style and the way 128 00:06:58,320 --> 00:07:00,719 Speaker 6: that he wants to play and the way that he 129 00:07:00,720 --> 00:07:03,800 Speaker 6: he coaches, and you can you can get a sense 130 00:07:03,839 --> 00:07:07,400 Speaker 6: of when he speaks, the guys listen, and I think 131 00:07:07,440 --> 00:07:12,400 Speaker 6: that's important also too. I think you know, there's something 132 00:07:12,440 --> 00:07:16,480 Speaker 6: to be said about bringing in two new assistant coaches, 133 00:07:17,120 --> 00:07:19,960 Speaker 6: and Chris Taylor and Aaron Schneeklous, So now you know 134 00:07:20,320 --> 00:07:25,640 Speaker 6: you have all new voices on that bench. Obviously Jess 135 00:07:25,640 --> 00:07:28,920 Speaker 6: Campbell is still with the team, but you bring Collins Julianello, 136 00:07:29,000 --> 00:07:33,960 Speaker 6: another goaltending coach and to replace Stephen Breere. So you're 137 00:07:34,000 --> 00:07:36,960 Speaker 6: you're bringing in an entirely new voice. And it's one 138 00:07:36,960 --> 00:07:41,000 Speaker 6: of those things where the ownership of the management group 139 00:07:41,080 --> 00:07:45,000 Speaker 6: of the Kraken they want to win and and I 140 00:07:45,080 --> 00:07:47,760 Speaker 6: think that this was the group obviously, this is the 141 00:07:47,760 --> 00:07:50,760 Speaker 6: group that they felt most comfortable with and they felt 142 00:07:50,760 --> 00:07:52,320 Speaker 6: that they get them to that point. 143 00:07:53,000 --> 00:07:54,400 Speaker 4: But you know, now it's. 144 00:07:54,240 --> 00:07:58,200 Speaker 6: Time to to really put up or shut up, right. 145 00:07:58,280 --> 00:08:01,520 Speaker 6: I mean, if we're being honest, three coaches in three years, 146 00:08:01,880 --> 00:08:04,160 Speaker 6: three coaches in your first five years, if that's not 147 00:08:04,360 --> 00:08:08,080 Speaker 6: an ideal situation. So now I think it's it's very important. 148 00:08:08,160 --> 00:08:10,000 Speaker 6: You know, this team's got to take that next step 149 00:08:10,040 --> 00:08:14,520 Speaker 6: forward this season. And I don't I don't think that 150 00:08:15,120 --> 00:08:17,280 Speaker 6: this is the wrong group to get it done. I 151 00:08:17,320 --> 00:08:19,920 Speaker 6: do think that there's going to be a lot more 152 00:08:19,960 --> 00:08:23,160 Speaker 6: positive than negative with the crack in the season. 153 00:08:24,280 --> 00:08:28,800 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean, fits talked about coaching, management and and 154 00:08:28,800 --> 00:08:31,320 Speaker 3: and and that's sort of thing I'll talk about players. 155 00:08:31,360 --> 00:08:35,000 Speaker 3: I think that bringing in Mason Marchman was a good 156 00:08:35,040 --> 00:08:37,600 Speaker 3: ad to the team. I we we talk a lot 157 00:08:37,600 --> 00:08:39,840 Speaker 3: about net front presidence. He's a guy that likes to 158 00:08:39,840 --> 00:08:41,280 Speaker 3: play in front of the net. 159 00:08:41,520 --> 00:08:44,600 Speaker 12: Ry favorite favorite. 160 00:08:45,040 --> 00:08:47,199 Speaker 3: He'll he'll he'll be talking a lot about Mason. 161 00:08:47,040 --> 00:08:49,360 Speaker 4: Don't do the fly by, don't do the fly. 162 00:08:49,280 --> 00:08:56,079 Speaker 3: By presence, Ryan Lingren, you know, gritty defenseman. I think 163 00:08:56,120 --> 00:08:58,640 Speaker 3: he he adds that to the blue line. I'm looking 164 00:08:58,679 --> 00:09:02,120 Speaker 3: forward to seeing that a night out from him. Freddie 165 00:09:02,120 --> 00:09:04,679 Speaker 3: gudrou back on that fourth line in the middle. You know, 166 00:09:05,000 --> 00:09:07,079 Speaker 3: one of the one of the odd skills for him 167 00:09:07,160 --> 00:09:09,160 Speaker 3: is the shootout, and we got we got a taste 168 00:09:09,160 --> 00:09:11,720 Speaker 3: of that in the preseason. He went one for one, 169 00:09:11,840 --> 00:09:14,400 Speaker 3: So I look forward to seeing more of that throughout 170 00:09:14,400 --> 00:09:16,760 Speaker 3: the season because that was an area that the Kraken 171 00:09:17,040 --> 00:09:19,960 Speaker 3: suffered in last season. So he'll definitely be part of 172 00:09:19,960 --> 00:09:22,960 Speaker 3: that group. I'm sure in the top three shooting in 173 00:09:23,000 --> 00:09:26,760 Speaker 3: those situations. So you know, those three players come in, 174 00:09:26,800 --> 00:09:30,760 Speaker 3: Andre Bakowski, mikey Asimont, Joevolena moved out, so you've got 175 00:09:30,760 --> 00:09:34,120 Speaker 3: a coup. You know, a few people going both directions. 176 00:09:34,160 --> 00:09:37,080 Speaker 3: From a personnel standpoint, I think the net of all 177 00:09:37,120 --> 00:09:39,800 Speaker 3: of that is I like the ads. I like what 178 00:09:39,880 --> 00:09:42,680 Speaker 3: it does for the team. I think it improves the team. 179 00:09:43,080 --> 00:09:45,640 Speaker 3: Does it make it one hundred and twenty point team, No, 180 00:09:46,040 --> 00:09:49,280 Speaker 3: but it moves them towards making the playoffs, and I 181 00:09:49,280 --> 00:09:51,040 Speaker 3: think that's a reasonable goal for the season. 182 00:09:51,240 --> 00:09:52,960 Speaker 12: And now I think you bring that up. 183 00:09:53,040 --> 00:09:56,920 Speaker 11: Perfect segue here, because we've talked to players before. I 184 00:09:57,080 --> 00:10:01,040 Speaker 11: talked with Ellie Tolbenen during media day and he wasn't 185 00:10:01,120 --> 00:10:05,120 Speaker 11: shy to use the actual word playoffs in this conversation. 186 00:10:05,240 --> 00:10:08,000 Speaker 11: When you think about the mathematics where you can improve 187 00:10:08,040 --> 00:10:11,120 Speaker 11: on incrementally, there is a chance to put yourself right 188 00:10:11,160 --> 00:10:14,120 Speaker 11: back into this mix. It depends on who you ask, 189 00:10:14,440 --> 00:10:16,520 Speaker 11: because the reality is outside. 190 00:10:16,120 --> 00:10:18,480 Speaker 12: Of what we know in this area. 191 00:10:19,000 --> 00:10:22,200 Speaker 11: There are not a lot of people nationally picking this 192 00:10:22,280 --> 00:10:24,080 Speaker 11: team to do anything. Matter of fact, a lot of 193 00:10:24,120 --> 00:10:28,520 Speaker 11: people nationally picked this team to finish toward the basement. 194 00:10:29,040 --> 00:10:29,960 Speaker 12: So I begin with this. 195 00:10:30,400 --> 00:10:32,880 Speaker 11: I think, Everett, you've had a conversation before some guys 196 00:10:32,880 --> 00:10:35,640 Speaker 11: in this room. I have, certainly, al you have certainly 197 00:10:36,880 --> 00:10:40,000 Speaker 11: what does this team need to be at its best, 198 00:10:40,440 --> 00:10:43,840 Speaker 11: sneak up on teams where they can grab some valuable 199 00:10:43,880 --> 00:10:45,880 Speaker 11: points and put themselves right back into the mix. 200 00:10:46,200 --> 00:10:48,319 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean I think this team. 201 00:10:49,080 --> 00:10:51,120 Speaker 6: I go back to year two when this team made 202 00:10:51,160 --> 00:10:53,679 Speaker 6: the playoffs, and when you look at it, it was 203 00:10:53,760 --> 00:10:57,960 Speaker 6: a depth team. That was when we invented the phrase 204 00:10:58,080 --> 00:11:00,880 Speaker 6: the depth of this team is our strength. Then when 205 00:11:00,920 --> 00:11:04,360 Speaker 6: you have thirteen guys with career highs. 206 00:11:04,080 --> 00:11:08,720 Speaker 4: Goals, assists, or points that season, everyone ropes, everyone rides. 207 00:11:08,960 --> 00:11:11,320 Speaker 6: That was the mentality of that year. And I think 208 00:11:11,520 --> 00:11:14,160 Speaker 6: you're going to have to have that same type of 209 00:11:14,200 --> 00:11:17,360 Speaker 6: mentality and that same type of philosophy. And you can 210 00:11:17,400 --> 00:11:20,599 Speaker 6: already see with the way that the team played in preseason, 211 00:11:20,600 --> 00:11:23,040 Speaker 6: with the way that they practice, how Lane Lambert has 212 00:11:23,120 --> 00:11:25,800 Speaker 6: run the team so far, this is going to be 213 00:11:25,840 --> 00:11:29,720 Speaker 6: a team that bases itself on hard work, on defense, 214 00:11:30,640 --> 00:11:35,679 Speaker 6: on responsibility, on accountability. I'll give you an example. You know, 215 00:11:35,960 --> 00:11:38,480 Speaker 6: there was a play in I believe it was the 216 00:11:38,520 --> 00:11:41,800 Speaker 6: Calgary home game in the preseason. The Cracking were at 217 00:11:41,840 --> 00:11:43,280 Speaker 6: the end of a shift and they got the puck 218 00:11:43,320 --> 00:11:45,320 Speaker 6: to the red line and you could tell there was 219 00:11:45,360 --> 00:11:49,880 Speaker 6: a three on one and a half three on two developing, 220 00:11:49,920 --> 00:11:52,800 Speaker 6: and I feel like normally, you know, guys would have 221 00:11:52,840 --> 00:11:55,400 Speaker 6: tried to force their way into the zone, but they 222 00:11:55,440 --> 00:11:58,480 Speaker 6: made the responsible play. They dumped the puck into the zone, 223 00:11:58,920 --> 00:12:00,920 Speaker 6: they go off for a chain, and they come back 224 00:12:00,960 --> 00:12:03,480 Speaker 6: fresh on defense, and then they bottled up the Calgary 225 00:12:03,520 --> 00:12:05,920 Speaker 6: flames and we're able to get the puck back. It's 226 00:12:06,080 --> 00:12:11,640 Speaker 6: that type of discipline. It's that type of small, you know, 227 00:12:12,320 --> 00:12:14,640 Speaker 6: changes to the way that this team plays that I 228 00:12:14,640 --> 00:12:18,000 Speaker 6: think are gonna end up ultimately ultimately playing dividends. And 229 00:12:18,000 --> 00:12:21,760 Speaker 6: I've said from day one, since Lang got here, this 230 00:12:21,880 --> 00:12:24,120 Speaker 6: is a cracking team that's going to have to be 231 00:12:24,240 --> 00:12:29,200 Speaker 6: comfortable playing a three to two, two to one, three 232 00:12:29,200 --> 00:12:31,800 Speaker 6: to one with an empty net hockey hockey game. This 233 00:12:31,880 --> 00:12:34,520 Speaker 6: isn't a four to five goal a night team. And 234 00:12:34,520 --> 00:12:37,560 Speaker 6: that's okay as long as you're scoring three and only 235 00:12:37,559 --> 00:12:39,320 Speaker 6: giving up one and a half or giving up two. 236 00:12:39,720 --> 00:12:42,040 Speaker 4: You know, I asked Al, I said a little trivia 237 00:12:42,160 --> 00:12:42,760 Speaker 4: question for you. 238 00:12:43,280 --> 00:12:46,880 Speaker 6: Uh in the NHL, how many goals do you need 239 00:12:47,280 --> 00:12:50,600 Speaker 6: to score to win one more. 240 00:12:50,360 --> 00:12:52,800 Speaker 3: Than the other team for a few minutes? 241 00:12:52,840 --> 00:12:56,160 Speaker 4: Though? Yeah, exactly, so you need one question? 242 00:12:56,400 --> 00:13:00,640 Speaker 12: Yeah, it's okay, you know, yeah, but no. 243 00:13:00,559 --> 00:13:03,520 Speaker 4: I honestly I'm with you, Mike. Yeah, I think that 244 00:13:03,640 --> 00:13:06,080 Speaker 4: this team is going to be a lot better than 245 00:13:06,120 --> 00:13:07,560 Speaker 4: a lot of folks are giving them credit for. 246 00:13:07,679 --> 00:13:12,199 Speaker 6: But it's going to take that hard work mentality, that 247 00:13:12,360 --> 00:13:15,880 Speaker 6: defensive first mentality, and like, listen, are you going. 248 00:13:15,840 --> 00:13:18,600 Speaker 4: To have a forty goal scorer? Fifty goal scorer? You'd 249 00:13:18,600 --> 00:13:20,040 Speaker 4: love to have one, but probably not. 250 00:13:20,520 --> 00:13:23,680 Speaker 6: But if you can have six twenty goal scores, if 251 00:13:23,720 --> 00:13:27,360 Speaker 6: you can have you know, seven or eight guys pitching 252 00:13:27,400 --> 00:13:30,120 Speaker 6: in thirty plus points, I think you're going to go 253 00:13:30,160 --> 00:13:33,920 Speaker 6: a very long way into you know, being a team 254 00:13:34,040 --> 00:13:36,800 Speaker 6: that is you know, for me, the floor of this 255 00:13:36,920 --> 00:13:41,000 Speaker 6: team should be battling for a playoff spot, playing meaningful 256 00:13:41,080 --> 00:13:44,760 Speaker 6: games after Saint Patrick's Day into late March any early April. 257 00:13:45,080 --> 00:13:48,680 Speaker 6: That should be the baseline your year, within four to 258 00:13:48,840 --> 00:13:52,440 Speaker 6: five points of a playoff spot, if not fewer, all 259 00:13:52,440 --> 00:13:53,080 Speaker 6: season long. 260 00:13:53,120 --> 00:13:55,400 Speaker 4: And I think they have the group that can compete 261 00:13:55,400 --> 00:13:55,800 Speaker 4: to do that. 262 00:13:56,160 --> 00:13:59,360 Speaker 3: Well. You talk about discipline and defensive structure, and I 263 00:13:59,400 --> 00:14:01,760 Speaker 3: agree with all that. And you know, I mentioned players 264 00:14:01,760 --> 00:14:05,079 Speaker 3: that came in. I miss Matt Murray, and I think 265 00:14:05,080 --> 00:14:07,480 Speaker 3: he's an important part of what you just said because 266 00:14:07,559 --> 00:14:10,120 Speaker 3: obviously in your own zone fits you and I were 267 00:14:10,120 --> 00:14:13,160 Speaker 3: talking about this today that you know, goaltenders really like 268 00:14:13,640 --> 00:14:17,160 Speaker 3: a defensive first structure because it makes their job easier. 269 00:14:17,440 --> 00:14:20,360 Speaker 3: So number one, it's going to make our goaltending better 270 00:14:20,600 --> 00:14:23,520 Speaker 3: just by having that structure. Number Two, I like the 271 00:14:23,600 --> 00:14:25,680 Speaker 3: idea of having a third guy in the mix to 272 00:14:25,760 --> 00:14:28,800 Speaker 3: make everybody kind of stay on their toes and be competitive, 273 00:14:28,840 --> 00:14:31,040 Speaker 3: and you're starting to see that on the ice as well. 274 00:14:31,160 --> 00:14:33,600 Speaker 3: So I think that's part of it as well as 275 00:14:33,720 --> 00:14:36,400 Speaker 3: you know, that's part of the answer of how do 276 00:14:36,440 --> 00:14:39,840 Speaker 3: you get back to the playoffs. But also to your point, 277 00:14:39,920 --> 00:14:41,880 Speaker 3: there are some guys from that twenty two to twenty 278 00:14:41,880 --> 00:14:44,160 Speaker 3: three season that need to get back to that level. 279 00:14:44,360 --> 00:14:47,000 Speaker 3: Vince Done is a great example of that. Fourteen goals, 280 00:14:47,160 --> 00:14:49,720 Speaker 3: I think sixty one assists that season. Can he be 281 00:14:49,880 --> 00:14:53,480 Speaker 3: that guy again? Can he get back to that offensive level. 282 00:14:53,880 --> 00:14:56,040 Speaker 3: I don't think everybody's going to do it. You might 283 00:14:56,040 --> 00:14:58,160 Speaker 3: not have a fourth line that produces like that, but 284 00:14:58,520 --> 00:15:00,480 Speaker 3: you got guys like Shane Wright k I mean, can 285 00:15:00,520 --> 00:15:03,280 Speaker 3: he have his thirty plus goals season? Can Viniers take 286 00:15:03,320 --> 00:15:06,120 Speaker 3: that next step? So in some cases it's guys that 287 00:15:06,160 --> 00:15:08,480 Speaker 3: have done it before, Vince Done and other guys that 288 00:15:08,880 --> 00:15:11,760 Speaker 3: are In other examples, it's guys that have that next 289 00:15:11,840 --> 00:15:14,000 Speaker 3: level that they've got to get to. And if those 290 00:15:14,040 --> 00:15:17,000 Speaker 3: things can happen this season along with that structure we 291 00:15:17,120 --> 00:15:19,000 Speaker 3: just talked about, I think you see a team that 292 00:15:19,040 --> 00:15:19,960 Speaker 3: gets into the playoffs. 293 00:15:20,000 --> 00:15:22,840 Speaker 11: See I'll say it before, I'll say it again when 294 00:15:22,880 --> 00:15:25,840 Speaker 11: we talk about how this roster had to change from 295 00:15:25,840 --> 00:15:28,880 Speaker 11: this last offseason. There are two ways to go about this. 296 00:15:29,120 --> 00:15:32,440 Speaker 11: It's ultimately how can you improve your team offensively? 297 00:15:32,520 --> 00:15:35,640 Speaker 12: Not one guy, but team. And this is one of 298 00:15:35,680 --> 00:15:37,720 Speaker 12: the driest off seasons that we've. 299 00:15:37,320 --> 00:15:39,920 Speaker 11: Ever seen for NHL free agency, and a lot of 300 00:15:39,920 --> 00:15:42,160 Speaker 11: the guys who I mean, I kind of say this, 301 00:15:42,280 --> 00:15:45,080 Speaker 11: you know, tongue in cheek, but we're potentially going to 302 00:15:45,160 --> 00:15:47,680 Speaker 11: be out there, got scooped up in the Florida Panthers 303 00:15:47,800 --> 00:15:50,760 Speaker 11: and look where they are once again. So the point is, 304 00:15:50,920 --> 00:15:53,360 Speaker 11: if you can't get Plan A and bring in a 305 00:15:53,360 --> 00:15:56,160 Speaker 11: big fish, so to speak, via free agency or trade, 306 00:15:56,480 --> 00:16:00,480 Speaker 11: what's Plan B improve your team authensively? Top two bottom. 307 00:16:00,480 --> 00:16:02,520 Speaker 11: So Fitz, you mentioned this going back to what this 308 00:16:02,560 --> 00:16:07,280 Speaker 11: team's identity was in season two, top to bottom offensive depth, 309 00:16:07,320 --> 00:16:10,040 Speaker 11: And for me and I go back into this again, 310 00:16:10,800 --> 00:16:13,080 Speaker 11: the Matt says, can you get around based on last 311 00:16:13,160 --> 00:16:17,160 Speaker 11: season two hundred and seventy goals that would have put 312 00:16:17,200 --> 00:16:20,920 Speaker 11: your seventh last year in the NHL for offense, and 313 00:16:21,440 --> 00:16:24,280 Speaker 11: teams that finished at two seventy or around that are 314 00:16:24,280 --> 00:16:28,960 Speaker 11: better eight place team Columbus two sixty seven tied for 315 00:16:29,040 --> 00:16:36,520 Speaker 11: them Toronto to sixty seven teams above that Colorado, Vegas, Dallas, Winnipeg, Washington, 316 00:16:36,680 --> 00:16:40,880 Speaker 11: and John Cooper's Tampa Bay Lightning. Yeah, they all made 317 00:16:40,920 --> 00:16:44,080 Speaker 11: the playoffs except Columbus, who missed at by a nose hair. 318 00:16:44,640 --> 00:16:48,080 Speaker 12: The point beat and the point being, none of. 319 00:16:48,000 --> 00:16:51,520 Speaker 11: This matters without defense. The structure is there with defense. 320 00:16:51,920 --> 00:16:55,000 Speaker 11: But with this cracking team, is it possible to ask 321 00:16:55,760 --> 00:16:58,720 Speaker 11: for thirty out of Jared McCann for, say, nineteen out 322 00:16:58,760 --> 00:17:02,040 Speaker 11: of Jaden Schwartz, twenty two out of Shane Wright, maybe 323 00:17:02,040 --> 00:17:05,680 Speaker 11: more twenty five out of Matty Beaneers, ten each from 324 00:17:05,720 --> 00:17:10,760 Speaker 11: say Don montor Yannie Newman, twenty from Mason march Mint, 325 00:17:11,080 --> 00:17:15,200 Speaker 11: twenty from Tolvenin once he's healthy again, Compocaco. These numbers 326 00:17:15,200 --> 00:17:17,800 Speaker 11: add up, and you could in theory get to two 327 00:17:17,840 --> 00:17:21,639 Speaker 11: seventy with this structure. So if those things fall into place, 328 00:17:22,000 --> 00:17:23,240 Speaker 11: you're giving yourselves a chance. 329 00:17:24,040 --> 00:17:24,280 Speaker 4: Yeah. 330 00:17:24,359 --> 00:17:26,240 Speaker 6: I mean, and we talked a lot about you know, 331 00:17:26,280 --> 00:17:28,439 Speaker 6: Matty Beaneers and Shane right in particular. You're looking for 332 00:17:28,480 --> 00:17:31,200 Speaker 6: both of those guys to take that next step, right, 333 00:17:31,280 --> 00:17:36,600 Speaker 6: and I feel like twenty for Maddy last year, right, 334 00:17:36,760 --> 00:17:42,400 Speaker 6: nineteen for Shane. I don't see a world where thirty 335 00:17:42,520 --> 00:17:45,640 Speaker 6: for either of them is too tall of an ask. 336 00:17:45,800 --> 00:17:48,600 Speaker 6: I don't think that's out of the question for them, 337 00:17:48,640 --> 00:17:51,320 Speaker 6: you know, I agree. I think Schwartz, you know, a 338 00:17:51,400 --> 00:17:54,480 Speaker 6: twenty goal season from him, Elliot Tolvenin looks like he's 339 00:17:54,520 --> 00:17:56,199 Speaker 6: going to be back on the power play and that 340 00:17:56,359 --> 00:17:59,800 Speaker 6: shot that we've we've grown accustomed to see. 341 00:18:00,119 --> 00:18:01,280 Speaker 4: I think twenty. 342 00:18:01,080 --> 00:18:05,720 Speaker 6: Twenty five, that last preseason game as possible. Yannie Newman 343 00:18:05,880 --> 00:18:09,680 Speaker 6: at one point led the entire league in PPP pre 344 00:18:09,840 --> 00:18:11,920 Speaker 6: ten preseason preseason. 345 00:18:11,560 --> 00:18:12,360 Speaker 3: For ten points. 346 00:18:13,960 --> 00:18:16,240 Speaker 6: You know, so I'm with you, But you know, you 347 00:18:16,320 --> 00:18:19,480 Speaker 6: talk about the offense, and yes, the Kraken didn't add 348 00:18:19,520 --> 00:18:22,560 Speaker 6: the big fish, but I also feel like what they 349 00:18:22,640 --> 00:18:25,199 Speaker 6: did add was an area that they were missing, and 350 00:18:25,240 --> 00:18:28,040 Speaker 6: they added a lot of grit and a lot of sandpaper. 351 00:18:28,119 --> 00:18:30,240 Speaker 4: You have a Mason, a Mason marshmanth. 352 00:18:29,880 --> 00:18:33,720 Speaker 6: Who can contribute offense, but is not going to shy 353 00:18:33,800 --> 00:18:37,440 Speaker 6: away from from the dirty areas. He's not going to 354 00:18:37,480 --> 00:18:41,440 Speaker 6: shy away from the physicality. Ryan Lindren is a player 355 00:18:41,720 --> 00:18:44,879 Speaker 6: who just wants to work. He is a hard worker. 356 00:18:45,480 --> 00:18:49,160 Speaker 6: Freddy Gadreau again, he's not gonna drop the gloves and 357 00:18:49,160 --> 00:18:53,200 Speaker 6: and fight every night, but he is a tough grinding 358 00:18:53,440 --> 00:18:58,040 Speaker 6: fourth line player, bottom six third fourth line guy who's 359 00:18:58,080 --> 00:19:00,960 Speaker 6: gonna chew up some minutes for you and could quite 360 00:19:01,040 --> 00:19:03,119 Speaker 6: possibly also get you twenty goals as well. 361 00:19:03,200 --> 00:19:05,040 Speaker 4: So you know, I think that. 362 00:19:06,000 --> 00:19:08,480 Speaker 6: Yes, this team didn't go out and get the ten 363 00:19:08,520 --> 00:19:11,800 Speaker 6: million dollar player, but what they did add was still 364 00:19:11,840 --> 00:19:14,520 Speaker 6: an element of I think what they were lacking, and 365 00:19:14,560 --> 00:19:17,240 Speaker 6: that was toughness. That was a little bit more grit, 366 00:19:17,600 --> 00:19:19,720 Speaker 6: a little bit more sand paper, and I think that's 367 00:19:19,720 --> 00:19:19,960 Speaker 6: going to. 368 00:19:19,960 --> 00:19:20,520 Speaker 4: Go a long way. 369 00:19:20,800 --> 00:19:22,280 Speaker 3: Well. In one of the ways you get to that 370 00:19:22,400 --> 00:19:24,919 Speaker 3: number of Mikey, that two seventy number, or you know, 371 00:19:24,960 --> 00:19:27,040 Speaker 3: any number you feel you have to get to in 372 00:19:27,119 --> 00:19:31,840 Speaker 3: terms of goals scored to reach the playoffs, is health, right, Yeah, 373 00:19:32,520 --> 00:19:36,080 Speaker 3: through the preseason big thing. The Craken had a lot 374 00:19:36,080 --> 00:19:38,520 Speaker 3: of guys out in preseason. Most of them are back 375 00:19:38,680 --> 00:19:43,080 Speaker 3: minus Evans and Cocko. But if you can stay healthy 376 00:19:43,119 --> 00:19:45,679 Speaker 3: over the course of the season, then your guys like 377 00:19:45,920 --> 00:19:48,040 Speaker 3: Jordan Eberley who was out for the MISTROI of the 378 00:19:48,080 --> 00:19:50,760 Speaker 3: season last year, Jared mccannon would to spend time in 379 00:19:50,800 --> 00:19:52,560 Speaker 3: the middle that didn't get to playoff full season on 380 00:19:52,600 --> 00:19:55,199 Speaker 3: the wing. If just those two guys alone, if they 381 00:19:55,200 --> 00:19:57,920 Speaker 3: are healthy playing with Maddy Beniers. Well, you've got your 382 00:19:57,960 --> 00:20:02,000 Speaker 3: top line performing and those guys could all potentially hit 383 00:20:02,080 --> 00:20:03,040 Speaker 3: career highs. 384 00:20:03,560 --> 00:20:06,399 Speaker 11: So whether we see this guy in the mix or not, 385 00:20:06,560 --> 00:20:10,720 Speaker 11: that remains to be seen. But such a juicy storyline 386 00:20:10,720 --> 00:20:14,199 Speaker 11: that's coming up here, the potential debut of Berkeley Catton 387 00:20:14,280 --> 00:20:16,400 Speaker 11: in the National Hockey League, And this week he spoke 388 00:20:16,440 --> 00:20:18,560 Speaker 11: with the media on expectations this season. 389 00:20:18,760 --> 00:20:20,600 Speaker 10: Yeah, I think there's lots of everything. I think just 390 00:20:20,640 --> 00:20:24,040 Speaker 10: the small details. You know, from junior hockey to the 391 00:20:24,119 --> 00:20:26,159 Speaker 10: NHL is a big jump, so there's lots of the 392 00:20:26,200 --> 00:20:29,280 Speaker 10: little details really matter, just you know, hammering those down 393 00:20:29,320 --> 00:20:31,359 Speaker 10: and just you know, trying to build my game as 394 00:20:31,400 --> 00:20:34,880 Speaker 10: much as possible, not rushing anything really, just you know, 395 00:20:35,520 --> 00:20:37,040 Speaker 10: let me do my thing when I get my chance 396 00:20:37,080 --> 00:20:38,320 Speaker 10: to go, do my best. 397 00:20:38,760 --> 00:20:42,000 Speaker 12: So Berkeley Catton is here. He will make his NHL 398 00:20:42,119 --> 00:20:42,880 Speaker 12: debuts soon. 399 00:20:42,920 --> 00:20:45,280 Speaker 11: We don't know what's going to be Game one or 400 00:20:45,320 --> 00:20:48,679 Speaker 11: down the line, but the Kraken have now nine games 401 00:20:48,720 --> 00:20:51,600 Speaker 11: in theory to decide if they want to keep him 402 00:20:51,720 --> 00:20:54,639 Speaker 11: or send him back to the Western Hockey League before 403 00:20:55,040 --> 00:20:58,240 Speaker 11: the first year of his three year entry level deal 404 00:20:58,920 --> 00:21:01,960 Speaker 11: kicks in. It's a big big jump, as you heard 405 00:21:02,400 --> 00:21:05,680 Speaker 11: from what he said going from the w HL into 406 00:21:05,680 --> 00:21:09,520 Speaker 11: the NHL. What are the expectations for Berkeley Catton on 407 00:21:09,640 --> 00:21:12,760 Speaker 11: this roster to fit in if it is going to 408 00:21:12,800 --> 00:21:14,399 Speaker 11: be for a full year this season. 409 00:21:14,760 --> 00:21:18,280 Speaker 3: Well, I would say that I like what they're doing 410 00:21:18,320 --> 00:21:21,720 Speaker 3: with him so far. And today we saw him subbing 411 00:21:21,720 --> 00:21:24,439 Speaker 3: in on a line with Schwartz right in Tolnen, but 412 00:21:25,280 --> 00:21:28,920 Speaker 3: in that Schwartz position on the left side. And if 413 00:21:28,920 --> 00:21:31,080 Speaker 3: I got to take a guy like Berkeley Catton, who 414 00:21:31,400 --> 00:21:33,080 Speaker 3: looks like he's going to start out on the wing, 415 00:21:33,800 --> 00:21:36,080 Speaker 3: and put him alongside of somebody that's going to teach 416 00:21:36,119 --> 00:21:37,600 Speaker 3: him how to be a pro, how to play at 417 00:21:37,600 --> 00:21:40,359 Speaker 3: this level things, he's got to adjust his game to 418 00:21:40,640 --> 00:21:43,399 Speaker 3: to be a winger in the NHL. Jaden Schwartz is 419 00:21:43,480 --> 00:21:45,959 Speaker 3: top of my list to do that with. So I 420 00:21:46,119 --> 00:21:49,000 Speaker 3: like that a lot. Additionally, I would say that, you know, 421 00:21:49,920 --> 00:21:53,120 Speaker 3: bringing him up to the NHL level is just being 422 00:21:53,160 --> 00:21:54,040 Speaker 3: around the guys. 423 00:21:54,240 --> 00:21:54,440 Speaker 2: Right. 424 00:21:54,920 --> 00:21:57,679 Speaker 3: I loved what we talked to Chandler Steven today. I 425 00:21:57,720 --> 00:22:00,159 Speaker 3: love what he said about having a winterton and and 426 00:22:00,240 --> 00:22:03,000 Speaker 3: catting over to his house for a home cooked meal. Right, 427 00:22:04,160 --> 00:22:06,920 Speaker 3: you don't really understand, but these guys are at five 428 00:22:06,920 --> 00:22:10,840 Speaker 3: star hotels. But I'll tell you that thirty dollars burger By, 429 00:22:10,880 --> 00:22:13,440 Speaker 3: like the tenth time you've ordered, it just doesn't taste 430 00:22:13,440 --> 00:22:16,280 Speaker 3: that good anymore. You know, It's just nice to go 431 00:22:16,359 --> 00:22:19,480 Speaker 3: home to someone's house. You smell the food cooking when 432 00:22:19,520 --> 00:22:21,320 Speaker 3: you come in, they're happy to have you. And I 433 00:22:21,359 --> 00:22:24,240 Speaker 3: think that brings teams together. I think that helps teach 434 00:22:24,280 --> 00:22:26,399 Speaker 3: you how to be a pro. And I guarantee you 435 00:22:26,480 --> 00:22:28,520 Speaker 3: those two guys will do it for somebody else someday. 436 00:22:29,400 --> 00:22:33,000 Speaker 6: Yeah, I mean, I think I love that story from 437 00:22:33,080 --> 00:22:36,280 Speaker 6: Chandler because you want that leadership, you know what I mean. 438 00:22:36,600 --> 00:22:39,680 Speaker 6: You've got a number of young guys on this team. 439 00:22:39,760 --> 00:22:42,960 Speaker 6: Whether you're up, whether you're down, you're in between. You know, 440 00:22:43,320 --> 00:22:45,520 Speaker 6: there are some guys on this team who are living 441 00:22:45,520 --> 00:22:48,080 Speaker 6: out of hotels all year long just because of the 442 00:22:48,200 --> 00:22:51,760 Speaker 6: nature of their contract, the nature of of what. 443 00:22:51,680 --> 00:22:52,400 Speaker 4: They have to do. 444 00:22:52,520 --> 00:22:55,520 Speaker 6: So anytime that you can come sit at someone's table 445 00:22:55,600 --> 00:22:59,399 Speaker 6: and wrestle around with someone's kids and have a burger, 446 00:22:59,520 --> 00:23:01,679 Speaker 6: have a steak in a glass of wine and just 447 00:23:01,840 --> 00:23:04,800 Speaker 6: chill and relax and be a human being, that's awesome. 448 00:23:04,840 --> 00:23:06,040 Speaker 4: So I love that story. 449 00:23:06,040 --> 00:23:10,280 Speaker 6: Today, you know, I love the move of Berkeley Catton 450 00:23:10,280 --> 00:23:13,960 Speaker 6: of the wing in the preseason. I thought he looked 451 00:23:14,280 --> 00:23:16,960 Speaker 6: a lot more comfortable, He looked had more creativity. 452 00:23:17,920 --> 00:23:18,159 Speaker 4: You know. 453 00:23:18,560 --> 00:23:23,639 Speaker 6: It wasn't as as glaring of an adjustment when he 454 00:23:23,680 --> 00:23:24,760 Speaker 6: moved off to the wing, and I. 455 00:23:25,680 --> 00:23:28,280 Speaker 4: Liked his game. He scored his first goal and his 456 00:23:28,359 --> 00:23:29,560 Speaker 4: only goal in the preseason. 457 00:23:29,600 --> 00:23:34,520 Speaker 6: But I think that move to the wing, in my opinion, 458 00:23:34,760 --> 00:23:39,439 Speaker 6: I feel like solidified his spot on this roster. I 459 00:23:39,440 --> 00:23:41,919 Speaker 6: think we all kind of thought he was gonna make 460 00:23:41,960 --> 00:23:44,880 Speaker 6: the team, unless you know, it was just an absolute, 461 00:23:45,200 --> 00:23:47,520 Speaker 6: you know, bad training camp, which he didn't have, you 462 00:23:47,560 --> 00:23:48,080 Speaker 6: know what I mean. 463 00:23:48,119 --> 00:23:51,000 Speaker 4: I think he did show that he could he can 464 00:23:51,040 --> 00:23:51,880 Speaker 4: play in this league. 465 00:23:51,920 --> 00:23:54,000 Speaker 6: But I do think there's gonna need to be some protection, 466 00:23:54,520 --> 00:23:57,359 Speaker 6: you know, in terms of does he play every game 467 00:23:57,359 --> 00:23:59,199 Speaker 6: of the back to back? Do you play him in 468 00:23:59,240 --> 00:24:01,680 Speaker 6: the first nine in a row and then you see 469 00:24:01,720 --> 00:24:04,200 Speaker 6: what happens, right, I think there's gonna be some juggling 470 00:24:04,280 --> 00:24:06,520 Speaker 6: going on in the lineup. But I do think that 471 00:24:06,560 --> 00:24:08,800 Speaker 6: he's a player that has shown he can learn on 472 00:24:08,840 --> 00:24:11,960 Speaker 6: a fly. He's quickly can pick up you know, this 473 00:24:12,160 --> 00:24:14,680 Speaker 6: level and this style of play, and you know, I 474 00:24:15,119 --> 00:24:18,320 Speaker 6: think that he ends up staying here all year. You know, 475 00:24:18,400 --> 00:24:21,520 Speaker 6: he's got the absence with Coppocaco out, so there's gonna 476 00:24:21,520 --> 00:24:24,880 Speaker 6: be a month of games that he potentially is gonna 477 00:24:24,920 --> 00:24:26,640 Speaker 6: have to play. I mean he may be he may 478 00:24:26,640 --> 00:24:29,280 Speaker 6: bypass that nine games next week. Right by the time 479 00:24:29,320 --> 00:24:33,000 Speaker 6: we get to to back home after that long road trip. 480 00:24:33,000 --> 00:24:35,480 Speaker 6: He may be in his after nine games. So that's 481 00:24:35,520 --> 00:24:39,080 Speaker 6: gonna be a huge adjustment for him. But he says 482 00:24:39,080 --> 00:24:41,800 Speaker 6: all the right things. I love the way he looks, 483 00:24:41,800 --> 00:24:45,320 Speaker 6: in the way that he works in practice. I again, 484 00:24:45,520 --> 00:24:48,960 Speaker 6: I think that he's going to stick with this team 485 00:24:49,000 --> 00:24:50,280 Speaker 6: all year, but I think it's gonna earn it. 486 00:24:50,320 --> 00:24:51,920 Speaker 4: I don't think it's gonna be given to him. 487 00:24:52,200 --> 00:24:55,600 Speaker 6: Lane wants accountability, and it sounds like everyone's gonna be 488 00:24:55,640 --> 00:24:59,200 Speaker 6: on that same plane, that same level, which is very 489 00:24:59,240 --> 00:25:02,240 Speaker 6: refreshing to here. And and I think we're going to see 490 00:25:02,280 --> 00:25:02,920 Speaker 6: him here all year. 491 00:25:03,440 --> 00:25:06,600 Speaker 11: You guys teed this up appropriately because here's Chandler Stevenson 492 00:25:06,640 --> 00:25:10,240 Speaker 11: followed by Ryan Winterton on that dinner over at Stevenson's 493 00:25:10,240 --> 00:25:11,520 Speaker 11: place the other night. 494 00:25:11,600 --> 00:25:14,840 Speaker 12: Whatever. 495 00:25:16,040 --> 00:25:16,919 Speaker 2: Yeah, him and Wentz. 496 00:25:18,440 --> 00:25:20,399 Speaker 13: I mean they haven't had a home cooked meal since camp, 497 00:25:20,520 --> 00:25:23,120 Speaker 13: so I know what that's like when you're on the road, 498 00:25:24,400 --> 00:25:26,280 Speaker 13: and yeah, just kind of getting. 499 00:25:26,040 --> 00:25:28,760 Speaker 4: Out of the hotel and. 500 00:25:29,160 --> 00:25:32,560 Speaker 13: More so kind of a babysit too. Em and Wentz 501 00:25:32,600 --> 00:25:35,280 Speaker 13: were playing hockey the whole time and wrestling and all that. 502 00:25:35,440 --> 00:25:39,399 Speaker 13: So yeah, I mean it's obviously good to have him 503 00:25:39,400 --> 00:25:43,000 Speaker 13: here and get some home cooking in them. My wife 504 00:25:43,000 --> 00:25:47,159 Speaker 13: really likes to cook, so she made pork tenderloin. We 505 00:25:47,200 --> 00:25:50,639 Speaker 13: had chicken, we had salad, potatoes, rice, kind of everything. 506 00:25:50,640 --> 00:25:55,119 Speaker 13: They think they kind of rolled out of there. So yeah, 507 00:25:55,160 --> 00:25:58,400 Speaker 13: it was just something that you know, I I got 508 00:25:58,440 --> 00:26:00,240 Speaker 13: invited when I was a young guy being in tell 509 00:26:00,400 --> 00:26:02,200 Speaker 13: and Lem in a hotel, and you always appreciated that. 510 00:26:02,400 --> 00:26:06,359 Speaker 13: So just yeah, I'd like to have over more if 511 00:26:06,440 --> 00:26:06,720 Speaker 13: I could. 512 00:26:07,040 --> 00:26:09,880 Speaker 3: Homekick meal is nice, you know, kind of in uber 513 00:26:09,920 --> 00:26:12,560 Speaker 3: eats and going for dinner in the basketball we so 514 00:26:13,080 --> 00:26:15,080 Speaker 3: se home cooking me it was nice, and you know 515 00:26:15,119 --> 00:26:15,760 Speaker 3: it was nice to them. 516 00:26:16,400 --> 00:26:19,000 Speaker 11: Hey, there's only so much you can do when you 517 00:26:19,160 --> 00:26:22,200 Speaker 11: have food delivered right at your doorstep. And I'll tell 518 00:26:22,200 --> 00:26:26,560 Speaker 11: you this, that Stevenson cookbook, it might I think inside 519 00:26:26,600 --> 00:26:29,680 Speaker 11: of battle between what they had on the table at 520 00:26:29,680 --> 00:26:33,520 Speaker 11: al Kiniski and his brisket as well that sound a 521 00:26:33,520 --> 00:26:35,480 Speaker 11: pretty tasty. 522 00:26:35,600 --> 00:26:37,040 Speaker 3: Are you telling me? I need to invite some of 523 00:26:37,040 --> 00:26:38,480 Speaker 3: the boys over for some brisket. 524 00:26:38,600 --> 00:26:42,120 Speaker 11: Oh, I know you literally gave this stuff into my hands. 525 00:26:42,119 --> 00:26:43,480 Speaker 11: I've already eaten half of it. 526 00:26:43,840 --> 00:26:48,679 Speaker 3: I can't believe you eat it cold, cold. 527 00:26:47,840 --> 00:26:50,440 Speaker 12: Warm, I pulled. I plucked it right out of the bag. 528 00:26:50,480 --> 00:26:54,000 Speaker 11: Getting home, I took my kids to baseball, I had 529 00:26:54,000 --> 00:26:56,399 Speaker 11: dinner on the run, and before then I put it 530 00:26:56,480 --> 00:26:57,680 Speaker 11: right into a case of dia. 531 00:26:57,840 --> 00:26:59,160 Speaker 12: I had it hot, all right. 532 00:26:59,200 --> 00:27:01,440 Speaker 3: Well, all the left bits and pieces that goes into 533 00:27:01,440 --> 00:27:02,520 Speaker 3: a plate of mac and cheese. 534 00:27:02,640 --> 00:27:05,840 Speaker 11: Just so you know, I might be conceiving ways to 535 00:27:05,880 --> 00:27:08,159 Speaker 11: put this stuff in other dishes like green eggs and 536 00:27:08,200 --> 00:27:09,440 Speaker 11: hand from doctor Seuss. 537 00:27:09,480 --> 00:27:10,040 Speaker 3: There you go. 538 00:27:10,760 --> 00:27:15,520 Speaker 12: Loved it, loved it? Al I again last weekend? 539 00:27:15,880 --> 00:27:18,400 Speaker 3: Huh that was your food segment. 540 00:27:19,359 --> 00:27:21,879 Speaker 11: Yeah, see it's it's it's the obligatory food segment. I 541 00:27:21,920 --> 00:27:23,800 Speaker 11: may or may not be baking here for an endorsement, 542 00:27:23,840 --> 00:27:27,159 Speaker 11: but we'll talk about that for another day. Uh to 543 00:27:27,240 --> 00:27:30,480 Speaker 11: goaltending we go. It will be a three goalie system 544 00:27:30,520 --> 00:27:36,360 Speaker 11: to crack and employee starting this week. Officially, Joey Decord, 545 00:27:36,800 --> 00:27:40,560 Speaker 11: Philip Grubauer and Matt Murray in the mix, and here's 546 00:27:40,560 --> 00:27:43,680 Speaker 11: a lane Lambert is addressing, finding reps for them in 547 00:27:43,760 --> 00:27:45,160 Speaker 11: practice day after day. 548 00:27:45,440 --> 00:27:49,320 Speaker 14: Think to our goaltendant, coach, Colinsuliano has done a great job. 549 00:27:49,440 --> 00:27:53,320 Speaker 14: We've gone through this, you know, at length in preparation 550 00:27:53,600 --> 00:27:56,399 Speaker 14: for training camp and you know, heading into the regular 551 00:27:56,440 --> 00:28:00,960 Speaker 14: season as to how we can best keep everyone sharp, 552 00:28:02,359 --> 00:28:05,639 Speaker 14: you know, and certainly he's done a great job of that, 553 00:28:06,119 --> 00:28:06,520 Speaker 14: whether it. 554 00:28:06,600 --> 00:28:07,280 Speaker 3: Be through. 555 00:28:09,160 --> 00:28:13,439 Speaker 14: You know, practice reps. Clearly, the goaltenders are out on 556 00:28:13,440 --> 00:28:16,320 Speaker 14: the ice, you know, half an hour early. If you 557 00:28:16,400 --> 00:28:18,600 Speaker 14: have two goalies, a lot of times you're only out 558 00:28:18,640 --> 00:28:21,520 Speaker 14: on the ice fifteen minutes early. So there's just or 559 00:28:21,720 --> 00:28:24,920 Speaker 14: you know, you have a situation where maybe Joey doesn't 560 00:28:24,960 --> 00:28:29,000 Speaker 14: go out and Grooby and Murray do you know of 561 00:28:29,000 --> 00:28:31,560 Speaker 14: one of those two plays then they wouldn't go out. 562 00:28:31,600 --> 00:28:34,199 Speaker 14: So there's different ways of managing it, and there's you know, 563 00:28:34,240 --> 00:28:38,200 Speaker 14: there's some certainly some positives to that in terms of 564 00:28:38,600 --> 00:28:42,960 Speaker 14: giving each other proper rest too when when they're playing 565 00:28:43,040 --> 00:28:48,040 Speaker 14: and you know, Joey's Joey's going to play a decent 566 00:28:48,080 --> 00:28:50,640 Speaker 14: amount here. And I'm not going to announce starting goaltenders, 567 00:28:50,640 --> 00:28:53,880 Speaker 14: but certainly, you know, there's going to be times when 568 00:28:53,880 --> 00:28:55,080 Speaker 14: he's going to need rest as well. 569 00:28:55,280 --> 00:28:58,240 Speaker 11: That's Lane Lambert on the goaltending situation. We know for sure, 570 00:28:58,320 --> 00:29:01,040 Speaker 11: beyond the shadow of a doubt, Joey to Cord is 571 00:29:01,120 --> 00:29:04,960 Speaker 11: the number one guy. Jason Botterl said, so weeks ago 572 00:29:04,960 --> 00:29:07,840 Speaker 11: when training camp opened up, But guys, how do you 573 00:29:07,880 --> 00:29:11,680 Speaker 11: see this playing out here? The Cord, Grubauer and Murray. 574 00:29:12,120 --> 00:29:12,400 Speaker 2: Yeah. 575 00:29:12,760 --> 00:29:16,560 Speaker 6: I mean, I think we've seen three goalies in the 576 00:29:16,560 --> 00:29:20,920 Speaker 6: past and the NHL, and sometimes it's worked. 577 00:29:21,480 --> 00:29:22,920 Speaker 4: Usually it hasn't. 578 00:29:22,960 --> 00:29:26,480 Speaker 6: And that's that's not me causing, you know, saying anything 579 00:29:26,600 --> 00:29:29,320 Speaker 6: that's untrue, like just go go back and look at 580 00:29:29,520 --> 00:29:31,040 Speaker 6: the last few teams that has happened. 581 00:29:31,160 --> 00:29:33,560 Speaker 4: And I do think that, you know, I forget. I 582 00:29:33,560 --> 00:29:35,640 Speaker 4: think it was it was you that might. 583 00:29:35,480 --> 00:29:38,000 Speaker 6: Have said it a little bit ago about the competition 584 00:29:38,400 --> 00:29:42,240 Speaker 6: pushing each other, and I think, yes, Joey is the starter, 585 00:29:42,360 --> 00:29:45,520 Speaker 6: but you know, I guarantee you he's just as motivated 586 00:29:45,560 --> 00:29:50,280 Speaker 6: to keep that starting job because he's got two very capable. 587 00:29:50,280 --> 00:29:51,320 Speaker 4: Goalies behind him. 588 00:29:51,360 --> 00:29:54,040 Speaker 6: If you're Matt Murray, if you're Philip Grubauer, you're trying 589 00:29:54,200 --> 00:29:58,400 Speaker 6: to be that number two, that go to guy. You know, 590 00:29:58,520 --> 00:30:04,000 Speaker 6: if I'm putting my my analytic hat on, I do 591 00:30:04,080 --> 00:30:06,960 Speaker 6: think that there's going to have to come a time 592 00:30:07,040 --> 00:30:10,320 Speaker 6: where there's gonna need to be a hard conversation or 593 00:30:10,360 --> 00:30:12,320 Speaker 6: a decision that's gonna have to be made, because at 594 00:30:12,320 --> 00:30:14,840 Speaker 6: the end of the day, you got two nets in practice, 595 00:30:14,920 --> 00:30:19,080 Speaker 6: you got one net during the game, obviously, And you know, 596 00:30:19,120 --> 00:30:22,880 Speaker 6: I don't envy either goaltender. I don't envy the coaches 597 00:30:22,920 --> 00:30:24,920 Speaker 6: of the management having to make that decision. 598 00:30:26,040 --> 00:30:26,240 Speaker 4: You know. 599 00:30:26,320 --> 00:30:30,560 Speaker 6: If if I'm guessing, and again Lane, you know he's 600 00:30:30,600 --> 00:30:33,520 Speaker 6: not gonna tell us the starters, but it wouldn't surprise 601 00:30:33,640 --> 00:30:38,560 Speaker 6: me to see all three goalies get too three games 602 00:30:38,600 --> 00:30:41,719 Speaker 6: in the first twelve and then maybe that's kind of 603 00:30:41,760 --> 00:30:45,720 Speaker 6: your you know in baseball, your extended spring training, maybe 604 00:30:45,760 --> 00:30:49,400 Speaker 6: that's your extended training camp if you will get another 605 00:30:49,520 --> 00:30:52,800 Speaker 6: decent look at some guys and potentially have have to 606 00:30:52,840 --> 00:30:56,520 Speaker 6: have those conversations. I don't know, that's me speculating. I'm 607 00:30:56,560 --> 00:30:59,640 Speaker 6: just guessing here, but I do think that at a 608 00:30:59,680 --> 00:31:04,680 Speaker 6: certain point there there's going to need to be just 609 00:31:04,800 --> 00:31:08,600 Speaker 6: two goalies on the roster. But I like what the 610 00:31:08,640 --> 00:31:12,040 Speaker 6: competition has brought so far. I thought all three goalies 611 00:31:12,080 --> 00:31:16,160 Speaker 6: performed well in preseason, and again I don't envy the 612 00:31:16,200 --> 00:31:20,840 Speaker 6: decision makers having to make this, potentially make this decision. 613 00:31:21,320 --> 00:31:24,440 Speaker 3: Yeah, listen, we're not a unicorn doing this right now. 614 00:31:24,480 --> 00:31:26,560 Speaker 3: There are some teams in the league that have three 615 00:31:26,600 --> 00:31:30,560 Speaker 3: goaltenders on their opening day rosters. And these aren't, you know, 616 00:31:30,720 --> 00:31:34,320 Speaker 3: bottom seller teams. This is this is Tampa, this is Colorado. 617 00:31:34,720 --> 00:31:37,080 Speaker 3: I think Carolina was on that list. But you know, 618 00:31:37,480 --> 00:31:41,560 Speaker 3: teams do this when they've got some question marks around goaltending, 619 00:31:41,600 --> 00:31:43,920 Speaker 3: and there's nothing wrong with that. And I think that 620 00:31:44,280 --> 00:31:47,120 Speaker 3: we have some question marks as well. Will we have 621 00:31:47,200 --> 00:31:50,320 Speaker 3: three goaltenders after the first of the year, I'd be 622 00:31:50,480 --> 00:31:53,640 Speaker 3: I'd be shocked. I think this question mark gets answered 623 00:31:54,240 --> 00:31:56,280 Speaker 3: in the next two months, next two and a half months. 624 00:31:56,320 --> 00:31:59,560 Speaker 3: But I'm excited to see it. Like I said, I 625 00:31:59,600 --> 00:32:03,400 Speaker 3: think the competition is good for the overall result that 626 00:32:03,480 --> 00:32:04,000 Speaker 3: it will have. 627 00:32:04,280 --> 00:32:10,720 Speaker 11: Yeah, Philip Grubauer this year in the preseason save percentage 628 00:32:10,800 --> 00:32:14,200 Speaker 11: nine two five in two games, Matt Murray say percentage 629 00:32:14,320 --> 00:32:16,960 Speaker 11: nine two zero into games. 630 00:32:16,960 --> 00:32:17,360 Speaker 2: Can then be. 631 00:32:17,400 --> 00:32:20,080 Speaker 11: Interested to see how all this plays out around Joey 632 00:32:20,080 --> 00:32:23,440 Speaker 11: de coord here to begin the season. Speaking of that, 633 00:32:23,560 --> 00:32:26,520 Speaker 11: let's talk schedule before we make our final calls here 634 00:32:27,000 --> 00:32:30,920 Speaker 11: to wrap up this podcast. Ducks coming up on Thursday, 635 00:32:31,800 --> 00:32:35,320 Speaker 11: Vegas on Saturday, and then the big old six game 636 00:32:35,480 --> 00:32:43,120 Speaker 11: swing Montreal on their opening night, Ottawa, Toronto, Philadelphia, Washington, 637 00:32:43,200 --> 00:32:46,840 Speaker 11: those two teams back to back, and then ending in Winnipeg, 638 00:32:47,360 --> 00:32:52,600 Speaker 11: and you come right back home to face the Edmonton Oilers. Fellas, 639 00:32:52,640 --> 00:32:54,800 Speaker 11: how big is this opening stretch going to be? 640 00:32:57,360 --> 00:32:59,560 Speaker 4: No goohed good, no big out, big out. 641 00:32:59,600 --> 00:33:03,600 Speaker 3: You're up okay from a schedule standpoint, I like seeing 642 00:33:03,640 --> 00:33:05,240 Speaker 3: a lot of these teams in the first month. There's 643 00:33:05,240 --> 00:33:07,480 Speaker 3: still some figuring out that's going on, new players, that 644 00:33:07,520 --> 00:33:09,920 Speaker 3: sort of thing, and so you know, the Kracken are 645 00:33:09,920 --> 00:33:12,680 Speaker 3: gonna need to steal some wins against these top teams 646 00:33:13,400 --> 00:33:17,600 Speaker 3: in October. You know, like you said, Mikey, Edmonton twice 647 00:33:17,640 --> 00:33:20,680 Speaker 3: in the in that month. You're still one of those 648 00:33:20,760 --> 00:33:23,560 Speaker 3: I'd rather have those two games in October, in those 649 00:33:23,560 --> 00:33:25,920 Speaker 3: two games in January February, let's put it that way. 650 00:33:26,080 --> 00:33:28,280 Speaker 3: They're going to face some other top teams in the 651 00:33:28,320 --> 00:33:30,880 Speaker 3: month as well. You mentioned Montreal for their home opener. 652 00:33:31,640 --> 00:33:34,040 Speaker 3: Vegas is going to be a tough games, So you 653 00:33:34,080 --> 00:33:35,760 Speaker 3: know what, you steal a few of those wins from 654 00:33:35,800 --> 00:33:38,120 Speaker 3: those top teams, and you beat the teams you should beat, 655 00:33:38,320 --> 00:33:41,000 Speaker 3: you come out of that month on top. In my opinion, I. 656 00:33:41,440 --> 00:33:42,200 Speaker 4: Love the schedule. 657 00:33:42,280 --> 00:33:45,880 Speaker 6: I think it's a perfect mix of a couple of 658 00:33:45,920 --> 00:33:49,840 Speaker 6: teams that you're going to be right there with in 659 00:33:49,920 --> 00:33:52,640 Speaker 6: terms of standings, in terms of record. You know, you 660 00:33:52,680 --> 00:33:56,600 Speaker 6: look at Anaheim and Seattle, right though, I think those 661 00:33:56,640 --> 00:33:59,640 Speaker 6: two teams are going to be battling for, you know, 662 00:33:59,800 --> 00:34:03,200 Speaker 6: us second wild card or battling for trying to get 663 00:34:03,240 --> 00:34:06,440 Speaker 6: into that playoff conversation. You've got the teams that you 664 00:34:06,480 --> 00:34:09,920 Speaker 6: would love to beat in Edmonton, in Vegas, in Toronto 665 00:34:10,040 --> 00:34:14,040 Speaker 6: on hockey Night in Canada. That's gonna be wonderful, you know. 666 00:34:14,080 --> 00:34:17,839 Speaker 6: But I do think that for the Kraken, if they 667 00:34:17,920 --> 00:34:24,120 Speaker 6: can go five hundred game above game under hover or 668 00:34:24,160 --> 00:34:27,120 Speaker 6: better than five hundred, I think that that's gonna be 669 00:34:27,120 --> 00:34:30,040 Speaker 6: a win. And we're gonna we're gonna get tested early. 670 00:34:30,080 --> 00:34:32,439 Speaker 6: Because again I think I'm with you, Al, I don't. 671 00:34:32,440 --> 00:34:34,839 Speaker 6: I don't want to see Toronto when Austin Matthews as 672 00:34:34,840 --> 00:34:37,240 Speaker 6: a chance to really pick it up in December. 673 00:34:37,320 --> 00:34:39,320 Speaker 4: I'm not trying to see Connor. 674 00:34:39,160 --> 00:34:43,480 Speaker 6: McDavid and Leon Dreisidle in January, Zach Hyman was just 675 00:34:43,480 --> 00:34:45,560 Speaker 6: put on lt I R. So he's gonna be out 676 00:34:45,800 --> 00:34:49,080 Speaker 6: for a while for the Edmonton Oilers. You know Vegas, 677 00:34:49,160 --> 00:34:52,600 Speaker 6: they've they're going through some injury issues as well. 678 00:34:52,600 --> 00:34:54,440 Speaker 12: Getting Mitch Marner in Game two of the season. 679 00:34:54,760 --> 00:34:57,000 Speaker 6: You get Mitch Marner in Game two of the season, 680 00:34:57,040 --> 00:34:59,560 Speaker 6: but you also get Mitch Marner who was still trying 681 00:34:59,560 --> 00:35:02,080 Speaker 6: to get used to Jack Eichel and everybody else. So 682 00:35:02,280 --> 00:35:06,000 Speaker 6: I said, yeah, I would much rather see Game two 683 00:35:06,480 --> 00:35:10,640 Speaker 6: Vegas as opposed to Game twenty two Vegs right, So 684 00:35:11,120 --> 00:35:14,560 Speaker 6: I think that's a favorable schedule from that standpoint. A 685 00:35:14,600 --> 00:35:16,520 Speaker 6: lot of coaches will tell you. I love getting on 686 00:35:16,560 --> 00:35:18,719 Speaker 6: the road early and getting a long trip out of 687 00:35:18,719 --> 00:35:21,279 Speaker 6: the way. There's a team dinner when you get in 688 00:35:21,320 --> 00:35:24,799 Speaker 6: on Sunday, Canadian Thanksgivings on Monday, so you're gonna be out, 689 00:35:24,880 --> 00:35:27,319 Speaker 6: You're gonna be you know, Al Kaniski, We're gonna roll 690 00:35:27,440 --> 00:35:31,280 Speaker 6: him into the Montreal booth after Canadian Thanksgiving dinner. 691 00:35:31,440 --> 00:35:32,239 Speaker 4: Looking forward to that. 692 00:35:32,400 --> 00:35:34,920 Speaker 6: But I love the schedule and I think it's one 693 00:35:35,040 --> 00:35:38,480 Speaker 6: that the Kraken can navigate. And like I said, if 694 00:35:38,520 --> 00:35:40,839 Speaker 6: they can obviously you want to win as many as 695 00:35:40,840 --> 00:35:44,680 Speaker 6: you can. But if you're coming back home after six 696 00:35:44,800 --> 00:35:48,560 Speaker 6: eight games and you're three three and two, or you're 697 00:35:48,760 --> 00:35:52,359 Speaker 6: four to three and one, or you know, you're, you're 698 00:35:52,760 --> 00:35:55,840 Speaker 6: whatever it is, I think you're in a really good spot. 699 00:35:56,080 --> 00:35:58,280 Speaker 3: Here's the one last thing I'll say about the schedule, 700 00:35:58,360 --> 00:36:00,640 Speaker 3: and Mike, yes, you've probably got a point on this too. 701 00:36:00,760 --> 00:36:03,840 Speaker 3: But as difficult as the schedule is in October, and 702 00:36:03,880 --> 00:36:06,400 Speaker 3: like I, like I said, I'm okay with it, it 703 00:36:06,520 --> 00:36:09,000 Speaker 3: kind of flips the other way for November. So if 704 00:36:09,040 --> 00:36:11,080 Speaker 3: you come out of October and like you said, if 705 00:36:11,080 --> 00:36:13,360 Speaker 3: it's you're a game or two above five hundred, you 706 00:36:13,440 --> 00:36:16,040 Speaker 3: better not let off the gas in November because there's 707 00:36:16,080 --> 00:36:18,719 Speaker 3: a bunch of games in there that you should win. 708 00:36:19,160 --> 00:36:20,759 Speaker 3: And I think the krack and missed too many of 709 00:36:20,800 --> 00:36:23,480 Speaker 3: those last year. So would I rather have the schedule 710 00:36:23,520 --> 00:36:26,439 Speaker 3: the other way? No, because I think that you if 711 00:36:26,480 --> 00:36:29,200 Speaker 3: you play to the level of that competition in October 712 00:36:29,520 --> 00:36:32,839 Speaker 3: and you carry that level into November, you should win 713 00:36:32,880 --> 00:36:33,520 Speaker 3: all of those games. 714 00:36:33,600 --> 00:36:36,000 Speaker 11: A lot of a lot of points you can grab 715 00:36:36,040 --> 00:36:39,960 Speaker 11: off the table in that November slate Chicago, San Jose, 716 00:36:40,920 --> 00:36:44,920 Speaker 11: Saint Louis Winnipeg. Some folks say maybe falling back a 717 00:36:44,960 --> 00:36:49,799 Speaker 11: bit San Jose again, Detroit, Chicago, Pittsburgh as well. 718 00:36:50,400 --> 00:36:53,799 Speaker 3: There's a lot talk we talked about that. 719 00:36:54,840 --> 00:36:58,160 Speaker 6: You know that that American Thanksgiving deadline. You know, you 720 00:36:58,239 --> 00:37:01,160 Speaker 6: go back the last twenty years. I think it's over 721 00:37:01,320 --> 00:37:05,640 Speaker 6: eighty eighty one eighty two percent of teams that are 722 00:37:05,719 --> 00:37:09,640 Speaker 6: in a playoff spot by American Thanksgiving go on to 723 00:37:09,960 --> 00:37:11,040 Speaker 6: make the playoffs. 724 00:37:11,520 --> 00:37:14,680 Speaker 11: So we're running out of time, our last hit on 725 00:37:14,760 --> 00:37:17,160 Speaker 11: this here, we're gonna get down to the brass tacks 726 00:37:17,280 --> 00:37:20,680 Speaker 11: question to get into the playoff mix. The Krack and 727 00:37:20,760 --> 00:37:26,040 Speaker 11: will need what I'll begin right here. For me, Number one, 728 00:37:26,440 --> 00:37:29,960 Speaker 11: it's gotta be health, because without health, you cannot have 729 00:37:30,080 --> 00:37:32,960 Speaker 11: depth when it comes to the scoring needs that they 730 00:37:33,000 --> 00:37:36,400 Speaker 11: have right now to be productive and hit that benchmark 731 00:37:36,440 --> 00:37:39,719 Speaker 11: to be among the more productive teams combined with defense 732 00:37:40,120 --> 00:37:43,160 Speaker 11: to be into the playoff mix. I think for me, secondly, 733 00:37:43,920 --> 00:37:49,080 Speaker 11: goaltending behind Joey Decord as specially effective when it comes 734 00:37:49,120 --> 00:37:51,760 Speaker 11: to the back to backs. They'll have to play the season. 735 00:37:53,239 --> 00:37:55,359 Speaker 4: Yep. Those two for me, and I think a third 736 00:37:55,400 --> 00:37:56,160 Speaker 4: I'll add on to that. 737 00:37:56,239 --> 00:37:58,480 Speaker 6: The Krack and I said it before, I'll see it again, 738 00:37:58,520 --> 00:38:01,160 Speaker 6: and they have to be comfortable being a hard working, 739 00:38:01,280 --> 00:38:04,080 Speaker 6: defensive first team. This is gonna be a team that's 740 00:38:04,120 --> 00:38:05,680 Speaker 6: gonna win a lot of two to one games, a 741 00:38:05,719 --> 00:38:07,000 Speaker 6: lot of three to two games. 742 00:38:07,280 --> 00:38:08,960 Speaker 4: You know, it's okay. 743 00:38:09,080 --> 00:38:11,080 Speaker 6: You don't have to be the sexiest team every night 744 00:38:11,360 --> 00:38:13,040 Speaker 6: as long as you're winning. And I think if this 745 00:38:13,160 --> 00:38:16,680 Speaker 6: team can buy in to that hard working philosophy and 746 00:38:16,719 --> 00:38:20,160 Speaker 6: they do it effectively, I think this team, again, they 747 00:38:20,200 --> 00:38:22,000 Speaker 6: will be better than a lot of people give them 748 00:38:22,000 --> 00:38:24,320 Speaker 6: credit for. And I think they can make the playoffs. 749 00:38:24,520 --> 00:38:27,240 Speaker 3: And I'll add a fourth the special teams. The special 750 00:38:27,280 --> 00:38:29,799 Speaker 3: teams has to get better, and I think under Chris 751 00:38:29,840 --> 00:38:32,759 Speaker 3: Taylor and Aaron steaklof that, you know their schemes that 752 00:38:32,800 --> 00:38:35,399 Speaker 3: they're working into the team right now, if they can 753 00:38:35,480 --> 00:38:39,160 Speaker 3: get those percentage points better by two, three, four, five 754 00:38:39,200 --> 00:38:43,760 Speaker 3: percentage points, I think that's gonna have a big impact 755 00:38:43,800 --> 00:38:45,280 Speaker 3: on the outcome of this team. 756 00:38:45,280 --> 00:38:47,800 Speaker 12: In April, the blank slate's a beautiful thing. 757 00:38:47,920 --> 00:38:51,640 Speaker 11: It begins Game one of eighty two coming up Thursday. Fellas, 758 00:38:51,680 --> 00:38:54,480 Speaker 11: I know we all can't wait time to get after 759 00:38:54,520 --> 00:38:55,160 Speaker 11: it once again. 760 00:38:55,840 --> 00:38:59,960 Speaker 6: Last thing I'll say at the time of this record 761 00:39:01,120 --> 00:39:03,840 Speaker 6: the Seattle Kraken are in first place. 762 00:39:04,440 --> 00:39:07,080 Speaker 4: Yes, specific division. 763 00:39:06,680 --> 00:39:07,480 Speaker 12: I'm you heard it. 764 00:39:08,560 --> 00:39:09,360 Speaker 2: We're unbeaten. 765 00:39:09,520 --> 00:39:12,760 Speaker 4: The Cracking are in third place in the Pacific. LA's 766 00:39:12,800 --> 00:39:15,719 Speaker 4: down free nothing right now, Cracket in first place. 767 00:39:17,239 --> 00:39:19,360 Speaker 7: We're all starting zero zero. 768 00:39:19,600 --> 00:39:22,200 Speaker 11: How can the Kraken build off of that and begin 769 00:39:22,320 --> 00:39:25,839 Speaker 11: this season with a word that begins with an, s 770 00:39:26,000 --> 00:39:29,360 Speaker 11: ends with a K, and rhymes with beak. I won't 771 00:39:29,400 --> 00:39:31,280 Speaker 11: say it ever, it's superstitious. 772 00:39:32,040 --> 00:39:35,680 Speaker 12: I see that look right there. But hey, we're all. 773 00:39:35,840 --> 00:39:39,480 Speaker 11: Zero zero and the Cracking can work on things starting 774 00:39:39,520 --> 00:39:42,640 Speaker 11: on Thursday with a very positive note. All right, glad 775 00:39:42,719 --> 00:39:45,120 Speaker 11: you hung out with us here. That'll cover our basis. 776 00:39:45,120 --> 00:39:47,480 Speaker 11: To open the season, the Cracking take on the Anaheim 777 00:39:47,560 --> 00:39:50,600 Speaker 11: Ducks Thursday, first of two games at home, then after 778 00:39:50,640 --> 00:39:54,000 Speaker 11: that six consecutive on the road. You can catch all 779 00:39:54,080 --> 00:39:57,800 Speaker 11: games all across the global Credit Union Cracking Audio Network 780 00:39:57,840 --> 00:40:02,560 Speaker 11: and Sports Radio ninety three points three KJRFM. Half hour 781 00:40:02,600 --> 00:40:06,759 Speaker 11: before faceoff Corslight pregame show, Choose Chill. I'll join you 782 00:40:06,880 --> 00:40:09,399 Speaker 11: as usual for every home game to begin things back 783 00:40:09,440 --> 00:40:11,960 Speaker 11: to the cors Light landing in section twenty. Everett now 784 00:40:12,440 --> 00:40:15,399 Speaker 11: up in the booth as usual, all right, big thank 785 00:40:15,400 --> 00:40:17,600 Speaker 11: you to these guys ever it fits you. Al Kaniski 786 00:40:17,640 --> 00:40:19,920 Speaker 11: for being with us. Thank you also for dialing us 787 00:40:19,960 --> 00:40:23,520 Speaker 11: up and for overtime. I'm Mike Benton. Enjoy the beginning 788 00:40:23,800 --> 00:40:26,719 Speaker 11: of the twenty twenty five twenty six NHL season and 789 00:40:26,800 --> 00:40:27,960 Speaker 11: thanks for pushing play. 790 00:40:28,239 --> 00:40:31,319 Speaker 9: You're home for the correcting. Sports Radio ninety three point 791 00:40:31,400 --> 00:40:34,160 Speaker 9: three kJ r FM